Nordic Poker Awards 2010

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Nominees for the Nordic Poker Awards 2010 have been announced. The event that is sponsored by PokerStars.com will be held in Copenhagen on February 15 together with PokerStars EPT Copenhagen.

The nominees for more than one category are Peter Eastgate (Denmark), Dag Martin Mikkelsen (Norway), Ville Wahlbeck (Finland) and Kristoffer "Sumpas" Thorsson (Sweden), while the nominees for Best Online Player will have a hard time with Patrik Antonius in this category.

The nominees for each country were chosen in an online vote in their respective countries. The final decision will be made a panel consisting of representatives from each country's poker media.
Jens Kyllönen is among the nominees for Rookie of the Year, while Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies finished 2nd behind Patrik Antonius in Finland's public vote for Best Online Player.

The nominees from each country are:

Denmark

Best live tournament player Peter Eastgate
Best online player Jesper 'Kipster' Hougaard
Rookie of the year Mickey 'Mement_Mori' Petersen
Best performance Peter Eastgate

Finland

Best live tournament player Ville Wahlbeck
Best online player Patrik Antonius
Rookie of the year Jens Kyllönen
Best performance Ville Wahlbeck

Norway

Best live tournament player Dag Martin Mikkelsen
Best online player Stephan 'stephank' Kjerstad
Rookie of the year Martin Gudvangen
Best performance Dag Martin Mikkelsen

Sweden

Best live tournament player Kristoffer "Sumpas" Thorsson
Best online player Kristoffer "Sumpas" Thorsson
Rookie of the year Kristoffer 'Sumpas' Thorsson
Best performance Erik Sagström

P.S. Good luck to Patrik Antonius … the best online poker player in my opinion.